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<div width="830%" class ="TITLEFORM">Branch Office/ Project Office/ Liaison Office In India</div>
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<p>Setting up of a Branch office, Liaison (representative) office and Project offices is covered under notification no FEMA 22/2000 dated 3rd May, 2000 namely Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of branch or office or other place of business) Regulations, 2000.</p>
<p>For doing business in India, in addition to opening a business establishment by a foreign entity which is either in the form of subsidiary or joint venture, Reserve Bank of India in consultation with Government has allowed to open up places of business of foreign entities either in the form of Branch Offices (BO), Liaison Offices (Representative offices or LO) or Project Offices (PO) based on the requirement. </p>

<p>This section provides Tool (BO/PO/LO In India) to know: <br>
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-	Eligibility<br>
-	List of activities that can be undertaken<br>
-	Procedure<br>
-	Reporting (transaction and annual)<br>
-	Additional Responsibilities<br></p>


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Please note that 
(i)	No person being a citizen of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iran or China can establish in India, a Branch or a Liaison Office or a Project Office or any other place of business without prior permission of RBI.<br>
(ii)Entities from Nepal are allowed to establish only Liaison Offices in India.<br>
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